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In Theaters Now
- 2024
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 27 m
- 2024
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 27 m
Summary A 30-something Jewish woman in New York practises the art of submission in the bedroom, and also navigates power dynamics in other facets of her life from work to family.
Directed By: Joanna Arnow
Written By: Joanna Arnow
In Theaters Now
- 2024
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 27 m
- 2024
- Magnolia Pictures
- 1 h 27 m
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed
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3.8
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Summary A 30-something Jewish woman in New York practises the art of submission in the bedroom, and also navigates power dynamics in other facets of her life from work to family.
Directed By: Joanna Arnow
Written By: Joanna Arnow
Where to Watch
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
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92% Positive
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8% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 13 Critic Reviews
74
92% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
8% Mixed
1 Review
1 Review
0% Negative
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When watching The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed, the brilliant comedy from writer-director Joanna Arnow in which she also stars, both comedy and tragedy are expertly wielded in her hands.
Joanna Arnow’s second feature is a symphony of ambient embarrassment, whose movements are structured around the various men with whom the protagonist, Ann (Arnow), has relationships of varying length and ambivalence. Within these movements, Arnow hits uncomfortable notes that range from cutting corporate indignities to the ritualized abjection of erotic humiliation.
A portrait of millennial estrangement and discontent that, despite suffering from sporadic redundancy, strikes a raw cringe-comedy nerve.
The do’s, don’t’s and don’t-even-go-there’s of contemporary dating have long been standard fodder for US indie cinema, but they rarely get dissected quite so tartly, or with such weirdly impassive wit, as in The Feeling That The Time For Doing Something Has Passed.
The Feeling That the Time for Doing Something Has Passed lacks for drama in its portrayal of the quotidian realities of sexual kink, but Arnow’s voice is distinctive, shrewd, and spiky enough to keep it afloat.
Arnow’s film won’t be for everyone — there’s a specificity and an insider energy to some of the jokes, which don’t always land — but there’s enough to fuel curiosity about what Arnow is trying to do. Even the title, with its sense of drifting and silent ellipses, makes you think.
Arnow’s sophisticated point — the one referenced in the film’s unwieldy title — is what drives interest until our own spirits snap.
User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
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User Score
Generally Unfavorable
Based on 6 User Ratings
3.8
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Production Company
Magnetic Labs,
Ravenser Odd,
Nice Dissolve
Release Date Apr 26, 2024
Duration 1 h 27 m
Genres
Awards
Thessaloniki Film Festival
• 2 Wins & 3 Nominations
Hamptons International Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Indie Memphis Film Festival
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
